Interplay Confirms Baldur's Gate II

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Interplay's biggest role-playing game is in the works on PlayStation 2.

By IGN Staff

In a phone conversation with Interplay today, IGNPS2 confirmed that the Southern California publisher and developer is in development with Baldur's Gate II for PlayStation 2. "Yep, Baldur's Gate II is coming to PlayStation 2," an Interplay spokesperson told IGNPS2. "Not a whole lot is concrete right now, but we're working on it." The huge, popular role-playing game that has been hailed as one of the best RPGs ever by several magazines, and is an IGNPC Editor's Choice game. Rooted in TSR's Advanced Dungeon & Dungeons, Baldur's Gate II boasts finely tuned gameplay, superbly detailed graphics, and well-balanced music. Baldur's Gate arrived on PC in January 1999 and Baldur's Gate II just recently arrived on PC last October. On the PC, the game was developed by BioWare (currently working on MDK2 Armageddon for PS2), but it's not certain which developer will bring this Baldur's Gate II to PS2, explained Interplay. The game is probably not going to be a port, but rather an original game tailored to the PS2. "Most likely it'll be original," add the Interplay representative, who added that Interplay is still in the decision-making process about many aspects of the game. No news was revealed as to whether Baldur's Gate II would be Internet-compatible, or even multiplayer. The PC version enabled as many as six players to play simultaneously. Baldur's Gate II uses an isometric perspective, enables players to create deep characters, and permits characters to wield two weapons simultaneously. The PC version of the game uses what Interplay calls the Infinity engine. It's not clear yet, according to Interplay, how the Infinity engine's assets will translate to the PS2. While the game is temporarily called Baldur's Gate II, that isn't the final name. It is scheduled to arrive sometime in the year 2001. IGNPS2 will have a more thorough update on Baldur's Gate II in the near future. For more details on the PC version of the game, check out this full REVIEW at IGNPC.